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Sensory nerve — Sensory nerves are nerves that receive sensory stimuli, such as how something feels and if it is painful. They are made up of nerve fibers, called sensory fibers (mechanoreceptor fibers sense body movement and pressure placed against the body,… … Wikipedia
sensory root — n a nerve root containing only sensory fibers specif DORSAL ROOT compare MOTOR ROOT … Medical dictionary
Sensory root of ciliary ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus sensoria ganglii ciliaris GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Pathways in the Ciliary Ganglion. Green = parasympathetic; Red = sympathetic; Blue = sensory Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo =… … Wikipedia
Sensory receptor — In a sensory system, a sensory receptor is a structure that recognizes a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism. In response to stimuli the sensory receptor initiates sensory transduction by creating graded potentials or… … Wikipedia
sensory nucleus — the nucleus of termination of the afferent (sensory) fibers of a peripheral nerve … Medical dictionary
Sensory neuron — Sensory neurons are neurons that are activated by sensory input (vision, touch, hearing, etc.), and send projections into the central nervous system that convey sensory information to the brain or spinal cord. Unlike neurons of the central… … Wikipedia
Sensory — Sen so*ry, a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation; as, sensory impulses; especially applied to those nerves and nerve fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sensory area — n an area of the cerebral cortex that receives afferent nerve fibers from lower sensory or motor areas … Medical dictionary
Sensory decussation — Brain: Sensory decussation The sensory tract. Latin decussatio lemnisci medialis Gray s subject #187 777 … Wikipedia
Sensory — Relating to sensation, to the perception of a stimulus and the voyage made by incoming (afferent) nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers. Sensory also is sometimes used to refer to the senses themselves. Sensory came from the… … Medical dictionary
